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Re: the red farmhouse of the 70's
« Reply #10 on: April 01, 2010, 16:23:04 »
yes i saw it it was on the collector's book it says it was for economical reasons but i wonder was it so expensive making one more set ??giorgineto i've seen your houses on the pictures of your castle it is very nice!!

Certainly in the world of paint making red is a difficult and expensive colour to work with as the pigment is semi-transparent.  That's why when you are, for example, painting a wooden door red the first and maybe the second coats are streaky with darker and lighter patches.  This isn't due necessarily to bad workmanship but to the semi-transparency of the red pigment.  The same may well apply to injection plastic moulding so the base plastic requires more of the expensive red pigment. 
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Re: the red farmhouse of the 70's
« Reply #11 on: April 01, 2010, 16:30:43 »
thank you playmofire fore the information :D
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Re: the red farmhouse of the 70's
« Reply #12 on: April 01, 2010, 16:31:57 »
Certainly in the world of paint making red is a difficult and expensive colour to work with as the pigment is semi-transparent.  That's why when you are, for example, painting a wooden door red the first and maybe the second coats are streaky with darker and lighter patches.  This isn't due necessarily to bad workmanship but to the semi-transparency of the red pigment.  The same may well apply to injection plastic moulding so the base plastic requires more of the expensive red pigment. 

Cool.... Good to know this  !!!  :wave: :wave: :wave:...

On the subject of houses , I am looking for a complete 3448 Inn house , hard to find and boxed ones go for over $250... want a non boxed one but complete .. hhmmmm ...  ;D ;D
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Re: the red farmhouse of the 70's
« Reply #13 on: April 01, 2010, 17:50:52 »
Thanks for the interesting information Gordon - you learn something new every day :)
 

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Re: the red farmhouse of the 70's
« Reply #14 on: April 01, 2010, 18:12:25 »
Certainly in the world of paint making red is a difficult and expensive colour to work with as the pigment is semi-transparent.  That's why when you are, for example, painting a wooden door red the first and maybe the second coats are streaky with darker and lighter patches.  This isn't due necessarily to bad workmanship but to the semi-transparency of the red pigment.  The same may well apply to injection plastic moulding so the base plastic requires more of the expensive red pigment. 

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Re: the red farmhouse of the 70's
« Reply #15 on: April 01, 2010, 18:15:26 »
On the subject of houses , I am looking for a complete 3448 Inn house , hard to find and boxed ones go for over $250... want a non boxed one but complete .. hhmmmm ...  ;D ;D

That is not a bad price for a complete boxed house... its a good investment....  and you can always save and buy an unboxed as well....

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Re: the red farmhouse of the 70's
« Reply #16 on: April 01, 2010, 20:21:02 »
That's why when you are, for example, painting a wooden door red the first and maybe the second coats are streaky with darker and lighter patches.  This isn't due necessarily to bad workmanship but to the semi-transparency of the red pigment. 

I once painted our old front door red - it looked dreadful even after 2 coats   :eh?: - now I know why  :lol:
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Re: the red farmhouse of the 70's
« Reply #17 on: April 01, 2010, 21:39:53 »
That is not a bad price for a complete boxed house... its a good investment....  and you can always save and buy an unboxed as well....
  when he says boxed he means with an opened box and the used house a new from the 70's is difficult to be found new   :( .i think he means that when he says boxed :-[
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